I grew up in Oregon and from an early age have fond memories of many of its rivers. The Columbia and Willamette are large and vigorous. The Deschutes is a tributary of the Columbia ambling through central Oregon. Another tributary of the Columbia is the Sandy River, much smaller, and perfect for float trips during the summer.
The opening of William Kent Krueger’s “The River We Remember” starts languidly with descriptions of the Alabaster River snaking its way through Black Earth County in Minnesota. It’s a river that has touched the lives of many who reside nearby in a small, rural town called Jewel.
